Billy Childish

toward a shore

Found at Christies, London
20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale, Lot 26
1. Mar - 1. Mar 2022
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 163.800 GBP
BILLY CHILDISH (B. 1959)
toward a shore
signed with the artist's symbol and dated '19' (lower left)
oil and charcoal on linen
96 x 72in. (244 x 183cm.)
Executed in 2019

A top price for Billy Childish

When the work toward a shore by Billy Childish was auctioned at Christies in London in March last year, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 50,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 163,800.00 (€ 194,203.34). This high result makes toward a shore the most expensive artwork by Billy Childish that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Billy Childish

Als die Arbeit toward a shore von Billy Childish im März letzten Jahres bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 50.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 163.800,00 (€ 194.203,34) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht toward a shore zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Billy Childish, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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